Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-61.4: Legal counsel

The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services

shall employ an attorney and one assistant attorney to serve as

legal counsel for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

The attorney and one assistant attorney shall be authorized to

appear for and represent the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services in all litigation that may arise from the discharge of its

duties, except as otherwise provided in this section, and shall

advise it upon all legal matters pertaining to the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services. The salary for the attorney and

the assistant attorney shall be fixed by the Director. Any

litigation concerning the Comprehensive Professional Risk Management

Program of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be

handled by the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma; provided,

the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may

employ private attorneys to handle any litigation which involves

entities covered by the Comprehensive Professional Risk Management

Program which are not state agencies. The attorney, the assistant

attorney and, in addition, the Attorney General, are further

authorized to appear for and represent officers and employees of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services in any civil suits

brought against such officers and employees in their individual

capacities upon alleged causes of action which arose from acts or

omissions of such officers and employees within the scope of their

official duties.